Van Orden ad calls Pfaff a career politician

Republican Derrick Van Orden released a new ad criticizing his Dem opponent Brad Pfaff as a career politician. A spokesman for the Van Orden campaign did not immediately return a request for details on where the ad would run, on

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The third rail GOP can’t stop touching

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Wisconsin State Capitol

GOP leaders dismiss Evers special session call

GOP legislative leaders dismissed as a “desperate political stunt” Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ call for a special session that would create a pathway for voters to overturn the state’s 1849 abortion ban after Republicans lawmakers have refused to do so.

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Bill Barth: The people’s view should be heard

Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has it just right. Which makes him an unlikely ally for those who have been saying for years Wisconsin should allow the people to weigh in definitively on some of the state’s most contentious issues.

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Van Orden ad calls Pfaff a career politician

Republican Derrick Van Orden released a new ad criticizing his Dem opponent Brad Pfaff as a career politician. A spokesman for the Van Orden campaign did not immediately return a request for details on where the ad would run, on which platforms and how much was spent on the spot.

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The third rail GOP can’t stop touching

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DC Wrap: Republican and Dem pollsters say nationalization of congressional races will make Senate and 3rd CD races tight

Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “With the pandemic officially over, now it’s time to end all vaccine mandates.”- U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, in a tweet responding to President

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Wisconsin State Capitol

GOP leaders dismiss Evers special session call

GOP legislative leaders dismissed as a “desperate political stunt” Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ call for a special session that would create a pathway for voters to overturn the state’s 1849 abortion ban after Republicans lawmakers have refused to do so.

Read More »

Bill Barth: The people’s view should be heard

Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has it just right. Which makes him an unlikely ally for those who have been saying for years Wisconsin should allow the people to weigh in definitively on some of the state’s most contentious issues.

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